Utility furniture piece



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UTILITY FURNITURE PIECE I Filed Jan. 27, 1944 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 l f I I ATTORNEYS Sept. 4, 1945. R. P. BREESE UTILITY FURNITURE PIECE Filed Jan. 27, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 m JNVENTOR. B06611 Z Breese BY J m R m T A fest; a Back rsfi 3118a table:

Patented Sept, 4, 1945 V a Genei-alBrbxfze' CorporatibmLong Islapfi'City}: J I" inye'zitibntrelaws l fl i 1. I 1. Ar'ilyee t qf' tjge myentmn' resides in the q' est pn' 91 a ra t bieq "th m b ol into a eogixpaeft; 'sub' ntjhllyfiatfgrm and that beextende'd fqnuSiS we a fodt and leg With the abov and. other ectsilg iview s we;

Figure 3fis ayi w 'e' f the'piece used as a chair; y Figl'uie' i is a View of the piece used as a. table} EigiireE isj afiiew shbwiq'g theibracingiarid swingfbieee in large'd'etaili i" I ffigiii'fiiisi f 'viwstiowin the positions 6f the elmeiits they are t trheiiffolded PCS i jtidnsfaindfh .y, A a ,Fi'gme, 7 is av ww the rur mtme-piece mmw, I Iiiv tHe illustrated; embddii xiefit of "the invenlticin the 'fiinfitiireipic ixiclfides three majpfele hiehts [0,! I; and IZ, are I adapted to {be folded ingd the bmb cf elafively fiat conditibn illustrated in Figure 7 6r meg drjwuis', and which are adapted f0 'be'extehded lhtfithe cdfiditieh i1- lustr'ate'dih Figure t a The elements I 0', H 2.116.112; {while illustrated as substantially rectangular inform; maybe bf various other fo'rrn's', as willabe realized. a '7 Means,

whicnwm later described, are provided .to'

Ycause' the element'sto swinginto a predetermined folded"frelationslfip arid additional "means. aref provided which .wm iii'aintaimtheeleme'nts in their exbenddqbnditidjng f Y T When. the elements, are extended .and locked in their extended egndipiemfthe :t un'iitiire piece may be psed as a iootv a nd leg test; as illutznxteli-i1 1 Ejgure 1 pt the dzawings; I wpep the piece is se t. is he in; a-st t dp ition bm hfl ressur feet asa st. e;p9r l qfth l meil l 2. V In bdsition thef eleififlti l I,- vwill support when it is remembered that; it, x edudes theQwofk that the heart isflfdallbd upoh tdfpelffprm, When one, the heart pump the blood tprqugh 'fiiicniturepi'ee'e; when'p edas 'inmr ten 11'; Figure .1, H1115 freducesthe heart actign and restsj me legs andiregt qr ith u When the furmture plece is"ariai l gec l position showninFigmeLyithjh element. 10 in olde ipqs ng .tpe ilemht' Be mn p p amine. aemenm ackxes w n s n v s tsup the fgmu "an df the "angle assumed by: the eleu ithatthf i cdy andg hfi 1 8.801

111 seed-gimp when the piece a ler! b as xnne t b s is'f s s a; pack rest thvelemem; l'l' will 1 tnenfjact' as a brace 011 suppqitfl ax idffi he element", l2 fas af back t -f Whe hQ-WQ is us i .hai 1 in'entifwin: a'ef: as arseatgthe elenia'epti' llas a n Deeme h l lee m' 1' aw @1 wh when Pi 1 j 1 d 3 '3 table S and; the elepiex m l f 11511111313; -tanclangzL;the element jl2 ass and thee 'ementflf 1 1 nre'aclior the uses, each of which" subjects the elements} in a ,qi fienemz. set of strainsfyiilj'ich 'tn i mem b sie x ts. r Pm d: b wa neya ape mnde w o insie dz-p p m essiq witmh yxe t tn y r a e h the e r th bm s: acti n,

a is likewise cam-shaped to "draw tl'i'ee'lementill o'utj'ofth fsoclietgli an Howevergftlie flatches 12B, Twill prevent "thisimovewith no tendency of the bracing meansto collapse.

Referring now to Figure 5 of the drawings, the element I2 is provided with a socket M' in which the edge of the element II is adapted to seat when the elements are in their extended 5 position, and the element II is provided with a similar socket l5 into which one edge of the element In is adapted-to seat;- v;'I -he element, I I

is provided with latches I6, which-.arepivoted at I! and each of which is adapted to be engaged 10 with a projection I8 on the element I2 through; the medium of a slot I 9 which is preferably camshaped to draw the element H tightlyfinto the socket I4.

A second latch 20 is pivoted at of the element II! and is adapted to engage a pr jection 22 through the medium of a slot ziwhich.

tightl into the socket I5. 1' a is;

When t e r itu e. piece elleeda -al oe n leg rest, as illustrated iirfFigure 1"" the force that I i da ed vi h y flqf l ef ls ri wh l end itoydraw: he. e em n I I Tt 'i' c e l' i b e"resist'edjbyl the latches I6 h h-wiiite placed under tension"rather 'tha compression, and

therefore more effectively resist he movement of thefelementfi'l. Y, I I w v,

I When 1 the furniture piece j used as a back rest, as" illustrated inllligure 2'," thelatche s I 6' will have a 'similaractiofi because ere will e a 3'0 114 due to thegforce'exert any theweight f th l l i llr el e' 'f .r a ls ra ri e'ureis; there wilLfdfcourse,bea tendency or the piece 3. toicollapsej 'by' the movefmentlf oi. element (I i) e element illf'outpf lritfoffthe user.

ment' of'the' element I I {both of said latchesbeing placed 5' v der tension by the '1' 1e '13. fsbcketf f5; ja'nd'lhere iaga nf hese movements are resisted by thlat'c'hs T6 and '2 0; which ,this instance are placed under tension by ,th' forces whicli'tend'tojcollapse the? 1 111" t 50 {"IA' pairbf linksi l and the element at IT. and 25 which lihksfiwill 'pe ifinitthe' element e .a ngagedtdfiist from the element l2 and th'n lll w the element l2 into the positionillustrated in Figure-ref the drw'vingsf[,1with thej handle 2,4

a pos'itiofi 'to be. rasped for" t thefurniture piece. g jLinks '26, which are ivoted, at, 2 1" and .21.; to the lerhentsf'lfl and n per" J hegeleinefitllu, when thelatches' 20 are disen'g igedj to swing wew' r h rit i a df te bwa d the l d le n 1 u e, he t f hi feell lent lfll IIfandQIIwill means; in acbrnpact position. Whenfir'fthis folded condition. the latches 20' are adaptejclft'o "engage projections-28 carried I, bjfthe lein ntlz tdlfiaintaiii tlie lfieht of this flirniture piece in the folded position illustrated in when theflejnients o, folded condition, swung to lie between-the projection" I8 'whichwill hold them against unnecessary protrusion; i However, these latch members 6, *if it* mare" convenient 1i} e'aii ea; 15

' of, the piece in folded condition.

to the user, may be swung into either of the two dotted line positionsillustrated. I

Thus it-will be seen that I have provided a furniture piece which has many uses, and in which the elements are properly braced and locked together in such manner that the force I which tends to collapse the elements places the latch or locking means under; tension, which latch or looking meansi therefor "will, 'efi'ectively resist the collapsing force. Moreover, certain of g the latch means performs the additional function of, securing the several elements of the furniture piece in -folded condition, while the links that i V extendbetweemandare pivoted to, the elements o f thepiece assiist/ in maintaining the elements WhatI claim is:

ITA collapsible-utility furniture piece includ- 1': i ing-ithreedelements, a pair of said elements being 20,

' beheld ineXtendecl condensate-may beffbldd said tension latches into substantial parallelism, v

u e w sea extending; substantiallynew socket carrving'elements? 2'; collapsible utilit v ing'thr'ee elements, afpair'oifs d elements being adaptedto be extendedint bs antialparallel ism and the third elenient be aaaptea e eextended to' bridge' said' pair of elementsgwsocket on one of saidpairof elements ,to receiv air edge of the third -mentioned"element, a socketon the third mentioned element ad apted to receive jan i mmire piece incluw edge of theother 'of saiid pair of elements, links pivotally conn cts; between one or. said pair' of elements and the third mentioned'f felemeiit and between the other of said baili pf elements and eni h iem nt t bl ebl.;" s n" h lonhect-ions between one'of' said pair of elements and said third mentioned element and between the lm smey zb 'jfq ed m i'i ni me i h. 1" o .o th isamthre elements infolded condition, said tje'nsijo latches extending substantially perpendicular s'ocketlcarrying"elements:

3; A' -collapsiblemtiflity' fu rniturepiece adapted tobeused as afchairjfincluding a combined ahd-baLckl'eg; a rdntle alf'seatektendin tween; the fro'nt legtandthe comb' ed has k eeia tr ns er s p e iflx di cr e front of the combined back a dlba ckileg, iniwhjoh.

the adjacent edge of the s V a ent-th x ed n e e sfli i'se t o'n'gthje'underside'fthereo V edg e' 'o f the front" leg is" located-{braces pivotal-l3 secured to th'e se "and 'the frontiand lgs remdte ilromft socket a pivotally mou ed notched latch ehg ag'in'gi a projectionelite riding between the seat and the combined back and back leg and establishing a breakable connection between the two, and a pivotally mounted notched latch engaging a projection extending between the front leg and the seat and establishing a breakable connection between the two, the first mentioned latch extending in alignment with the seat and the second mentioned latch extending in alignment with the front leg.

4. A collapsible utility furniture piece adapted to be used as a chair, including a combined back and back leg, a front leg, a seat extending between the front leg and the combined back and back leg, a transverse socket extending across the front of the combined back and back leg in which the adjacent edge of the seat is located, a socket extending across the seat adjacent the front edge on the underside thereof in which the adjacent edges of the front leg is located, a pivotally mounted notched latch engaging a projection ex tending between the seat and the combined back and back leg and establishing a breakable connection between the two, a pivotally mounted notched latch engaging a projection extending between the front leg and the seat and establishing a breakable connection between the two, the first mentioned latch extending in alignment with the seat and the second mentioned latch extending in alignment with the front leg, and diagonal pivoted braces extending between the seat and legs.

5. A collapsible utility furniture piece including a pair of spaced elements and a third element extending between said pair of elements, pivotally connected links extending between points on said pair of elements and points on said third element remote from the points of engagement of said pair a of elements with said third element, a socket member on one of said pair of elements for receiving the edge of the third element, a socket member on said third element for receiving the edge of the other of said pair of elements, a tension latch pivoted adjacent one of its ends on one of said pair of elements and detachably engaged adjacent its other end with said third element, a tension latch pivoted adjacent one of its ends on said third element and detachably engaged adjacent its other end with the other of said pair of elements, the first mentioned tension latch extending substantially at right angles to said third mentioned element and the second mentioned tension latch extending substantially at right angles to the member of the pair of elements with which it is detachably engaged, whereby any force applied to any of said elements at any point thereon tending to change the relative positions of said elements will place said latches under tension to prevent the collapse of said elements.

ROBERT P. BREESE. 

